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Yemen protesters urge UN to put Saleh on trial

Demonstrators on Friday called for the United Nations to intervene to put Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on trial ...

Israel a `threat` to region because has atomic bomb

Israel is a "threat" to its region because it owns nuclear weapons, Turkey`s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ...

Malaysia to start security law reforms next week

Malaysia will move to abolish two minor security laws next week but wait to scrap the tougher Internal Security Act ...

Greenpeace calls for protection of sumatran forest to save tigers

On the eighth day of the Greenpeace "Tiger Eyes" tour, five Greenpeace activists arrived in the area around the ...

Sumatran tiger population now only 400 : Greenpeace

The tiger population in the wild in Sumatra is believed to have dwindled to only 400 heads due to illegal logging in ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

Egypt amends election laws

Egypt approved amendments to its parliamentary election laws Sunday in response to criticism from activists and ...

REDD+ potential funds reach up to Rp270 trillion: CIFOR

The potential flow of funds from advanced nations to developing countries to deal with deforestation through REDD+ ...

news feature: Remove your cars, interact in public spaces

Clad in orange and yellow shirts, a group of activists sat on benches or stood around a table sipping different ...

Activists observe anniversary a prominent human rights activist`s death

Tens of activists of the Islamic Students Association (HMI), Malang chapter, East Java, held a long march from the ...

Amnesty International sends open letter to Indonesian attorney general

Amnesty International wrote an open letter to Attorney General Basrief Arief, expressing concern about the continued ...

UI rector defends decision to grant degree to Saudi king

University of Indonesia (UI) Rector Gumilar Rusliwa Somantri defended his decision to award an honorary degree to ...

Lecturers, activists slam UI rector over award to Saudi King

A number of lecturers of state University of Indonesia (UI) and non-governmental organization activists have voiced ...

Turkey, Israel wrangle over Gaza flotilla report

The United Nations on Monday again delayed the release of a report on Israel`s raid on a Turkish-led aid flotilla to ...

People question Nazaruddin`s repatriation expenses

Various quarters, including lawmakers and activists, are questioning the expenses amounting to Rp4 billion the ...